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/**
* This class is the base interface for hostname verification.
* <P>
* During handshaking, if the URL's hostname and
* the server's identification hostname mismatch, the
* verification mechanism can call back to implementers of this
* interface to determine if this connection should be allowed.
* <P>
* The policies can be certificate-based
* or may depend on other authentication schemes.
* <P>
* These callbacks are used when the default rules for URL hostname
* verification fail.
*
* @author Brad R. Wetmore
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface HostnameVerifier {
/**
* Verify that the host name is an acceptable match with
* the server's authentication scheme.
*
* @param hostname the host name
* @param session SSLSession used on the connection to host
* @return true if the host name is acceptable
*/
}